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Australian Senator seeks to ban social gambling games

14th January 2013 10:14 am GMT

Nick Xenophon, the outspoken independent Senator for South Australia, says he will introduce new legislation next month to classify social games such as Caesars’ Slotomania and IGT’s DoubleDown Casino as gambling games.

A vocal critic of poker machines and online sports betting, Xenophon has now set his sights on social gaming, which he claims poses a serious threat to young children.

According to Xenophon, the proposed legislation is in response to news that Slotomania, which has no [...]

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